diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 7f6ac484..762259ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "pypi_version=${{ env.PYPI_VERSION }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "local_version=${{ env.LOCAL_VERSION }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo 'init_contents=__pypi_version__ = "${{ env.PYPI_VERSION }}";__local_version__ = ${{ env.LOCAL_VERSION }}"' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo 'init_contents=__pypi_version__ = "${{ env.PYPI_VERSION }}";__local_version__ = "${{ env.LOCAL_VERSION }}"' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           
 
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